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Ecological and physiological effects of soil management practices on earthworm communities in French vineyards

European Journal of Soil Biology, ISSN: 1164-5563, Vol: 52, Page: 8-15
2012
  • 43
    Citations
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  • 113
    Captures
  • 0
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  • Citations
    43
    • Citation Indexes
      43
  • Captures
    113

Article Description

In recent literature, very few studies have reported the use of the combination of indicators from ecological communities and ecotoxicity biomarkers in field experiments to assess agricultural quality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the influence of three soil management practices of vine inter-rows (chemical weeding, mechanical weeding and grass-covering) on earthworms, in the Gaillac vineyard (South-West France). The sampling, identification and counts of earthworms were performed in spring and autumn over three years in order to determine the influence of the management practices. Focussing on the most abundant species, Aporrectodea nocturna, biomarker assays (glutathione-S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT) and cholinesterase (ChE) activities) were conducted to check physiological disturbances that are indirectly linked to soil management practices.

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